The Dark Truth: Why Fairies Abduct Humans | Celtic Mythology

Описание: They didn't just observe humanity from the hollow hills—they reached across the veil and took what they wanted. And what they wanted was us.
In this episode, we explore the most terrifying aspect of Celtic fairy lore: the abductions. From stolen brides on their wedding nights to children who vanished near fairy forts, from the nursing mothers forced to feed fairy infants to the musicians who played for eternity in underground halls. These weren't random acts of cruelty. There was a reason. A dark, inescapable reason that explains why the Good People needed human souls.
We uncover the secret of the Tithe to Hell: every seven years, the fairies were bound to pay a tribute to the Devil himself, and the currency of that debt was mortal lives. We follow the tragic ballad of Tam Lin, witness the time-horror of Oisín's return from Tír na nÓg, and examine the real testimony of Isobel Gowdie, who claimed under oath that she had walked the halls of the fairy court beneath the Downie Hill.
This is the story of the taken, the stolen, and the lost. This is what happened when you crossed the threshold into the Otherworld and why most never came home.
In this video, we cover:
The Categories of the Taken: Who the fairies stole and why
The Tithe to Hell: The dark debt that drove every abduction
Tam Lin: The ballad of rescue and the seven-year cycle
Time in the Otherworld: Why a night could be three hundred years
Oisín's Tragedy: The warrior who returned to find everyone dead
Isobel Gowdie's Testimony: A real woman's account of the fairy court
How to Escape: The desperate rituals of the captured
Robert Kirk's Fate: The minister who revealed their secrets and vanished

Part 2 of The Dark History of Fairies series.
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